Dr. Nicholas Muller

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Biography

Nicholas Muller Lester Judith Lave Professor of Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy works at the intersection of environmental policy and economics. His interdisciplinary research projects focus on estimating individual discount rates and risk preferences using historical pricing data, comparing air pollution and climate damages of electric vehicles and conventional vehicles, estimating air pollution damage from energy production, measuring the impact of transporting freight in the United States on air pollution and climate, and analyzing inequality in market-augmented measures of income. He teaches microeconomics and environmental and natural resource economics and has published papers in prestigious journals, including the American Economic Review, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

Research Interests

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.